First round of indirect Hamas-Israel talks in Qatar end inconclusively, say sources

The first session of indirect Hamas-Israel ceasefire talks in Qatar end inconclusively, two Palestinian sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters early Monday.

The sources claim that the Israeli delegation does not have a sufficient mandate to reach an agreement with Hamas.

“After the first session of indirect negotiations in Doha, the Israeli delegation is not sufficiently authorized and is not authorized to reach an agreement with Hamas, as it has no real powers,” the sources tell Reuters.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently on his way to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump, said late Saturday night that Hamas’s latest demands were not acceptable to Israel, but that he was nevertheless dispatching a high-level negotiating team to Doha.